DORA, FLORIDA (By SouthCom, 5.Mar.2026, Words: 679) — US secretary of war Pete Hegseth underscored the importance of strong, regional border security today during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at US Southern Command headquarters in Doral, Florida. The operational conference brought together regional defense and security leaders from the Caribbean, […]
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EAI brief: US Southern Command strikes another low-profile vessel
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2025, Words: 157) — The Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on another low-profile vessel in international waters. The vessel was operated by a so-called “designated terrorist organizations” in international waters, according to the US Southern Command. This, […]
US eyes ‘new options’ with designation of Venezuelan cartel as terrorist organization
WASHINGTON, DC (By Matthew Olay Pentagon News, 21.Nov.2025, Words: 523) — During a media interview at the Pentagon that spanned a handful of topics yesterday, secretary of war Pete Hegseth said plans to declare Venezuela’s state-embedded criminal network Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization will bring “a whole bunch of […]
Milei’s Argentina boosts military ties to the US, Petri and Hegseth say
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Jul.2025, Words: 260) — The US and Argentina took steps in the military space to build on their over 200-year relationship. US defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who hosted his Argentine counterpart Luis Petri at the Pentagon in Washington, said China poses a […]